We teach yoga in the tradition of T. Krishnamacharya and T.K.V. Desikachar. For many years this approach was known as viniyoga. In 2006 Desikachar asked his long-time students to move away from the concept of style or brand name. So Rosemary chose anaama yoga, meaning “beyond naming” and yoga from the inside, emphasizing the importance of […]

The fall term of classes begins Friday, September 20, 2020, with my class for experienced practitioners. There are also Wednesday evening classes for new and continuing students. Individual lessons — at the heart of our tradition and so helpful to establishing or renewing a personal home practice — can also be scheduled from mid September. […]

The 2019 winter term begins the second week of January with my Friday class starting on January 11.   Please get in touch if you wish to register or if you would like more information about our approach and classes.   For guidance in your own yoga  — a regular and personalized practice can be so helpful […]

The Fall term of classes begins again at St. Matthew’s in September.  My Friday class, for experienced practitioners, starts on September 28, 2018.  Please get in touch for information and to register.  Other classes continue with Steven Henderson at Yogah.  We welcome returning and new students to experience our “viniyoga approach” which adapts to the […]

The winter term begins Friday, January 12, 2018.  This is a class for advanced/experienced practitioners.  Please get in touch if you would like to register.  I also offer individual lessons, the ideal way to develop a personal practice.

The Fall Term of classes begins Friday, September 22, 2017.   A very special aspect of our yoga tradition is the individual lesson.   Here one receives a personally designed practice — to suit your needs, life, temperament — which you do on your own at home.  This is the way I learned with my teacher, […]

by Rosemary Jeanes Antze Desikachar was a teacher whose yoga touched students throughout the world, yet his approach always put each person at the heart of his teaching. Although from the mid-1970s he traveled widely to give seminars, the individual lesson was his vehicle for designing practices that would propel a student’s yoga and inner search. […]

The winter term begins this week: my advanced class starts Friday, January 13, 2017.   Yoga Sutra workshops are scheduled for two Monday evenings in February and March.   The theme for the June 20-24 retreat is, “Chant and Mantra in Asana, Pranayama and Meditation.”  This is held at the beautiful Swallow’s Bridge and is open to […]

This fall I am continuing to teach the advanced class on Friday mornings, beginning September 23, 2016.   Steven Henderson will be teaching on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.  There will also be monthly Monday evening Yoga Sutra workshops. Please get in touch with any questions and to register.

It is with great sadness that I share the news of the passing of my teacher and friend, TKV Desikachar, at his home in Chennai, India on August 8, 2016.  He was a remarkable mentor who treated each student as an individual, designing practices and imparting teachings so subtly relevant to the moment and to […]

The winter term begins next week; the first Friday, 9:30 am class is on January 8, 2016.  Rosemary is teaching a special weekend workshop, “Four Stages of T. Krishnamacharya’s Teachings” in Edmonton, January 22-24, 2016.  Registration is through the YAA, www.yoga.ca.   The annual retreat for teachers and experienced practitioners is set for June 21-25 […]